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Geography
THIS IS SPARTA! (or Athens)
1-2-3-4, I Declare a Greek War
Architecture, Culture & Religion
Famous Greeks
100
An area of land nearly surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land
What is a peninsula?
100
This "polis" (Greek city) encouraged young men to explore knowledge and the fine arts
What is Athens?
100
The king of Macedonia, the country just north of Greece.
Who was Alexander.
100
The magnificent structure, the Parthenon, part of which still stands in Athens, was originally built as a temple to this Greek Goddess.
Who was Athena?
100
Wrote the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey
Who is Homer?
200
This geographic feature caused many Greek communities to develop and live mostly independent of one another.
What are the many islands of Greece; separated by water (or Seas)
200
This polis emphasized strict discipline and physical strength starting at a young age.
What is Sparta?
200
Greek city-states united to fight these (non-Greek) invaders
Who are the Persians?
200
DAILY DOUBLE !!!! This type of rectangle had a long side that was exactly 1 and 2/3 times the length of the short side, and was used as a model for most Greek buildings.
What was the "Golden Rectangle"?
200
This wise and skillful Athenian leader helped to turn Athens into the cultural center of Greece
Who is Pericles?
300
Largest Greek island that was home to the Minoan civilization
What is Crete?
300
Form of government in which Athenians were first ruled by the wealthy class.
What is an aristocracy?
300
City on the west coast of Asia Minor that was conquered by Greek warriors during the Trojan War.
What is Troy?
300
Greek God known as Lord of the Thunderbolt, king of the Gods.
Who was Zeus?
300
Greek philosopher that taught that everything in the universe was made of tiny particles that he called atoms.
Who is Democritus?
400
The presence of this geographic feature throughout most of Greece offered protection from attack but also made farming difficult.
What are mountains?
400
Form of government in which a single dictator takes control and rules the people.
What is a tyranny?
400
A power struggle between Athens and Sparta led to this war in 431 BCE
What is the Peloponnesian War?
400
Plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster
What are tragedies?
400
Started a special school called the Academy; also was student of Socrates
Who was Plato?
500
The names of the three seas that surround Greece.
What are the: Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Ionian Sea.
500
Spartan youth, from the time they were born, were treated differently than Athenian youth. These are 2 examples.
Spartan babies that were weak were left on a mountain to die. Separated from family in early teens and taught to be loyal to Sparta not the family Taught that stealing is only wrong if caught Whipped, beaten, not treated well deliberately to raise them to be tough.
500
Heavily armed Greek foot soldiers emerged to conquer the city of Troy after being secretly hidden within this legendary device that was presented as a gift.
What was the "Trojan Horse".
500
Greek word for the center of Greek political life; a place where Greek men gathered to discuss politics and gossip.
What is the agora (marketplace)
500
Greek philosopher.
Who is Plato, or Aristotle, or Socrates, or Sophocles?